Naslov
The Roman shipwreck of Sv. Petar, Ilovik: old research, new possibilities

Autori
Radić Rossi, Irena ; Buxton, Bridget

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Roman Pottery and Glass Manufactures: Production and Trade in the Adriatic Region and Beyond / Lipovac Vrkljan, Goranka ; Konestra, Ana ; Eterović Borzić Anamarija - Oxford : Archaeopress, 2022, 106-115

ISBN
978-1-80327-368-6

Skup
Roman Pottery and Glass Manufactures. Production and trade in the Adriatic region and beyond.

Mjesto i datum
Crikvenica, Hrvatska, 08.11.2017. - 09.11.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
Shipwreck, Sveti Petar, Ilovik, amphorae, urceus, patera, apoxyomenos, Licinius Sura, Trajan

Sažetak
Today the channel that runs between the islet of Sveti Petar and the island of Ilovik in the northeastern Adriatic provides a popular anchorage for recreational sailors, offering shelter from all but the strongest Bora and Sirocco winds. The strait, which is 2.5 km long and less than 300 m wide, was also a refuge sought by ancient mariners, but not all made it safely to cover. In 1962, the well-preserved cargo of a sunken Roman ship was discovered at the northern entrance to the channel between Ilovik and Sveti Petar. By 1970, the surface of the site was already heavily looted, but rescue excavations in the early 1980s under the direction of Marijan Orlić nevertheless recovered many interesting finds. The ship's cargo consisted of several types of amphorae, among which the most numerous were the Adriatic flat- bottomed containers usually referred to as the Forlimpopoli type, found throughout the Mediterranean in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. In addition to the ceramics, a sestertius of the emperor Trajan pointed to an early 2nd century AD date for the shipwreck. Unusual luxurious finds, such as bronze implements and glassware, probably did not belong to the ship's general cargo, and may point to the presence of wealthy or high- ranking passengers. At the time of the 1980s rescue excavations, however, there was little to distinguish this site from numerous other 2nd century wrecks of Roman merchantmen in the Adriatic. In 1999, the complete Hellenistic bronze statue of a Greek athlete (the celebrated “Croatian Apoxyomenos" statue) was recovered from the sea off the southern cape of the island of Vele Orjule, which lies less than 3 miles northeast of the entrance to the Strait of Ilovik (Ilovačka vrata). Since no shipwreck was found near the apoxyomenos statue, Marijan Orlić, raised the possibility of connecting the two sites. This hypothesis warrants investigation, as it potentially justifies further excavation of the Sv. Petar Roman shipwreck.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest umjetnosti, Arheologija

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